Ok, everyone chill!!Lets talk about something of interest to all of us. For instance,,, Harry Martin's {Martian} suit..

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Harry, "Old Buddy"... I suggest you choose suit #1 and turn the helmet around backwards... On the air conditioner, I suggest you put some ice cubes in your shorts...

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"Now", as much as I enjoyed that; (on this discussion we are supposed to be talking "ABOUT" the 2018 National). So, "I" will!

I'm excited about the National being in Kerrville next year. (It's close to me!!)Those of you that have been posting the distance to Kerrville, are forgetting that we've been traveling similar distances to the Nationals for years.

There ya go. I talked about the 2018 National and it was positive... glass / "half full".. <grin>

Ok, everyone chill!!Lets talk about something of interest to all of us. For instance,,, Harry Martin's {Martian} suit..

Harry, "Old Buddy"... I suggest you choose suit #1 and turn the helmet around backwards... On the air conditioner, I suggest you put some ice cubes in your shorts...

Glad I could help! ______________________________________________________________________

"Now", as much as I enjoyed that; (on this discussion we are supposed to be talking "ABOUT" the 2018 National). So, "I" will!

I'm excited about the National being in Kerrville next year. (It's close to me!!)Those of you that have been posting the distance to Kerrville, are forgetting that we've been traveling similar distances to the Nationals for years.

There ya go. I talked about the 2018 National and it was positive... glass / "half full".. <grin>

Ride safe, Ted

Okaaaaaay Ted...How did ya knows I was sitting backwards and needed to turn the helmet round?Yous a pretty smart guy!

1200 miles one way for me.I think I can fit a small A/C unit in my saddle bag and plumb a flexible hose to the spacesuit I will need to buy.

Question is...which suit to buy?Decisions, decisions...

Harry, talk to Marty Cobb. He has a Veskimo, which I'm sure he'll be wearing to next year's national rally if he goes.

I typically ride through the summer of our beloved blast furnace in Texas. When I ride, I try to get going early - by 7:00 AM at least and try to be done by noon before the thermometer reaches 5,000 degrees. If I do ride longer than that, I try to stay indoors in air conditioning during the afternoon until the thermometer gets down below 5,000 degrees for the ride home.

People joke about dry heat versus a humid heat. Personally, I'd much rather ride in 100 degree heat with less than 10% humidity than 80 degrees with greater than 80% humidity any day of the week. It makes a huge difference to me. You do have to stop more frequently for water breaks in that kind of heat or you'll dehydrate pretty quickly. I am in complete agreement with Fais on the humidity factor.

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Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul. Steve's ECU flash stirs the soul!

OK, here's a little info and a thought; I joined COG in 2000. Went to my first National in 2002 {Montrose Colorado}, expecting cooler weather than Houston.. (100+*). This year I went to Missouri expecting cooler weather than Houston.. (92+*).

You might wonder,, what's my point.. That's EZ; "it's summertime".. It can be hot "anywhere". Dress for the heat and c'mon down. We'll be glad to see all of ya. {err, Except for Harry}

Think of it this way; When winter comes and your a_____e deep in snow, you can remember the nice heat you had in Texas!!

I did thee last 8 years straight and I thought for a long time I would not miss one ever again. I missed this years and I will not be going to next years. I do miss everyone but I have my reasons.

Mike, bummed you and the crew were not at MO Twisties. Why not TX? No need to answer that, I am on the fence right now as well. The thunderstorms across the states are going to catch up with me one of these days. I'm kind of thinking fly and hang with my kin folk for a week instead of the 2K trek on the bike. Til we meet again

I did thee last 8 years straight and I thought for a long time I would not miss one ever again. I missed this years and I will not be going to next years. I do miss everyone but I have my reasons.

Mike, bummed you and the crew were not at MO Twisties. Why not TX? No need to answer that, I am on the fence right now as well. The thunderstorms across the states are going to catch up with me one of these days. I'm kind of thinking fly and hang with my kin folk for a week instead of the 2K trek on the bike. Til we meet again

I'm with you Tom... already started pricing flights.

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| Steve Smith | COG #3184 | MSF/CONREP RC |

There is more to be gained by members raising hands saying "I'll do that" instead of pointing fingers saying "nobody's doing that."

Yes it sucks to have it in summer(late spring). Chances are though that even less people could make it if we had it in spring or fall with the school year, snow up north and other holidays. The chances of weather making a mess of everything in spring and fall is much greater also.

Distance is something we all deal with. I opted out of Vermont because it was just to far for us that year. It is a personal choice. They about MAKE us have a rally in every area of COG even the SC. We only have two really good riding areas. The last one in 2012 was as far north as we could make it. That area is only about 170 miles from this years rally. Central Texas in June is almost the only choice they had. I am sure it will be a smaller rally but for those that make it I would think the team will do everything in their power to make it a great rally.

There is not a single COG member that lives within a 100 miles of the rally site. That is about the same as 2012. I planed that rally from 600 miles away. No members lived close. Our biggest regional rallies usually only have about 25 SC attendees. It is not easy for us to support a national rally and form a strong team. We may have to have help from other areas. It will happen though because we all do not want to go to the same place every year and we all don't want to have to go 1500 miles every year. That is why the rally moves, so you can see and be someplace new. I go out of my way to see new stuff all the time.

Ya'll come if you can. I may not even be able to make it because of my retirement trip but I am sure the guys holding the rally will do their best to make it worth the trip.

I'm looking at flights, too. For the wife, for the wife!! Closest airport is San Antonio, 63 miles. Now, just gotta figure how to get her from the airport to Kerrville (and back!). Haven't decided yet if I'm gonna ride out or, GASP!, trailer. Don't hate me...at least I plan to be there!

Oh yeah, the only National I've missed since '07 was Cortez. And they all were hot (warmish) except Frisco ('08). Even Tomah,WI had 104 heat indexes!

Eddie and Ed, we may have to tag team up. My wife is a trooper, but if not for the smart phone, she'd have gone nuts on the trip to Missouri. She flew to Durango and I picked her up @ 1:00 am and took her to Cortez. Nowhere to fly to in Missouri, so she drove with me. I can't decide (yet) if I'm hauling the bike and staying in a hotel or hauling the trailer and camping. But there's time....